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ⓘ About Katherine Hayton
Katherine Hayton is a forty one year old author of cozy mystery novels from Christchurch New Zealand. While she has become quite the prolific author with more than thirty novels to her name, she still works a day job as an insurance agent. For most of her life she has lived in Christchurch and currently lives a few minutes from the house in which she was born and brought up. For some reason, she developed a love for fantasy worlds and made her debut publishing fiction with “Found, Near Water” the first novel of the “Christchurch Crime Thriller” series of novels. Most of her mysteries are set in Christchurch her hometown while some are set in Pnetar a quasi fictional town or Hammer Springs, a beautiful township one and a half hours from Christchurch.
All Book Series by Katherine Hayton
Miss Hawthorne Sits for a Spell
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2019
The Three Deaths of Magdalene Lynton
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016
The Only Secret Left to Keep
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2017
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Katherine Hayton?
Katherine Hayton is a forty one year old author of cozy mystery novels from Christchurch New Zealand. While she has become quite the prolific author with more than thirty novels to her name, she still works a day job as an insurance agent. For most of her life she has lived in Christchurch and currently lives a few minutes from the house in which she was born and brought up.
Which Katherine Hayton series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Christchurch Crime series, the earliest of Katherine Hayton's multi-book series: it opens with Found, Near Water (2014) and runs to 3 books across 2014–2015, ending with Breathe and Release (2015). Katherine Hayton's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Katherine Hayton written?
Katherine Hayton has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2021. 34 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Sweet Baked Mystery series with 6 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Katherine Hayton's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Katherine Hayton's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Christchurch Crime (2014–2015, 3 books), Ngaire Blakes (2016–2017, 3 books) and Sweet Baked Mystery (2017–2019, 6 books), plus 7 more.
How are Katherine Hayton's books organised into series?
This guide splits Katherine Hayton's 35 books into 10 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Sweet Baked Mystery (6 books, 2017–2019); Tea Shop Cozy Mysteries (6 books, 2018); Marjorie's Cozy Kitten Cafe (4 books, 2019–2021); Charity Shop Haunted Mystery (3 books, 2019); Christchurch Crime (3 books, 2014–2015), plus 5 further series.